I love my job.
It’s not too far from home, I get to work with amazing customers, and my fellow employees are fun to be around.
I can’t see myself ever leaving the company, but there is one thing that makes my time working in the office really difficult. One of my coworkers brings a portable furnace to keep at her desk. She says that she’s naturally cold and that it’s really difficult for her to work on the computer when she’s cold and her fingers feel numb. I understand her discomfort with working in a cool environment, because our office is really cold. The thermostat is set to 70 degrees and the only person who has access to it is our boss. There’s one key that unlocks the clear box around it, but I don’t think the temperature has changed in months. Even though the office is cool, I don’t think it’s cool enough to need a portable furnace. The coworker who brings her portable furnace is right beside me, and all that heat makes its way to my desk. At first, it felt good. However, after an hour, my desk feels like it’s sitting in the sun. It’s so hot and uncomfortable, but my coworker doesn’t care. She’s so blinded by her own discomfort that she doesn’t recognize mine. I began moving to other areas of the office to work, but then I started resenting her for making me move when I wasn’t the one with the original problem. Instead, I’ve submitted a notice to the boss and asked her to handle the temperature situation. There has to be a compromise.
